17 Mar Trucking Companies Increase Hiring to Bolster Supply Chain Despite the pressure the coronavirus is putting on the economy, some transportation-related companies are hiring. Read more...
17 Mar US Revises Passenger Safety Rules for Autonomous Vehicles The U.S. government is coming out with new regulations aimed at changing automotive passenger safety standards that could be barriers to autonomous vehicles. Read more...
17 Mar Waymo Pauses Most Operations in Response to COVID-19 Waymo is pausing most operations in Arizona and California in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the company announced March 17. Read more...
17 Mar Musk Keeps Tesla Open in Shutdown Zone, Downplays Virus Risk Tesla Inc.’s factory and other California operations will remain open in spite of a San Francisco Bay Area lockdown, with Elon Musk telling employees he will keep going in to work despite the spread of the coronavirus. Read more...
17 Mar Boeing Seeks US Aid Plus Help for Suppliers, Airlines Boeing Co. has asked White House and congressional officials for short-term aid for itself, suppliers and airlines as the outlook for the travel industry worsens by the day because of the coronavirus outbreak, people familiar with the matter said. Read more...
17 Mar Trump Pushes $1.2 Trillion Stimulus, $1,000 Checks in Two Weeks The Trump administration is discussing a plan that could amount to as much as $1.2 trillion in spending — including direct payments of $1,000 or more to Americans within two weeks — to blunt some of the economic impact of the widening coronavirus outbreak. Read more...
17 Mar VW Shutters Europe Plants as Pandemic Slams Auto Industry Volkswagen AG will halt production at its plants in Europe, deepening the economic pain the rapidly spreading coronavirus is inflicting on the struggling car industry. Read more...
17 Mar Officials Seek $750B in Economic Aid to Thwart Virus With an urgency unseen since the Great Recession, Congress is rushing to develop a sweeping economic lifeline for American households and businesses suddenly capsized by the coronavirus outbreak. Read more...
17 Mar Truck-Lite Announces Agreement With Star Leasing Truck-Lite Co. announced an agreement with Star Leasing Co. to supply LED lighting and harnessing products as standard equipment on new trailer builds and to integrate its Road Ready telematics system into the fleet’s new and existing trailers. Read more...
17 Mar Recession Coming in Q2 From Coronavirus Impact, Economists Say The U.S. economy is rapidly moving from 121 consecutive months of growth to a recession, the result of consumers and businesses hitting the brakes over mounting fears of the coronavirus. Read more...